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1.0
5 Mar 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Summer hours - you go home at 2pm on Fridays. You never have to meet deadlines (if that's a pro to you!)

Cons

- Your bosses or the management have no idea what they're doing or how things can be done - Skills of people chosen as management are: irresponsible, incompetent or political. Anyone else is just lucky. - The only way to succeed: play dirty politics, stay lazy not to find a better job, pretend you have a ton to do, and do nothing because you make everything so hard - People are laid off for no apparent reason. Some were let go saying the role no longer exists, and then new people were hired for the same role. There's no rationale at anything and no one cares. - Passive aggressive behavior is encouraged. - Management can choose not to have end of year reviews, or follow any corporate or ethical practices. - The reasons why you work at this company despite knowing all this - 1) You can't find another job, 2) You are waiting to be fired because that will give you good severance because you've worked here long enough , 3) You don't care about having a career and have other priorities in life, 4) You are a passive aggressive bully

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3.0
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Strong Brand: Pensions & Investments remains a highly respected and trusted name in institutional financial media.Valuable Data: The underlying proprietary data and research products are high-quality and genuinely sought after by major institutions. Colleagues: The day-to-day editorial and sales teams are incredibly dedicated professionals who care about the product.

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Short-Sighted Restructuring: In late 2025, management aggressively cut experienced, human-led enterprise sales and account management teams in a bid to force a "digital transformation" and pivot to AI/automation. Complete Operational Breakdown: The reality of this pivot is a mess. By replacing dedicated human contact points with generic support inboxes and broken "self-service" portals, high-value corporate clients are being completely ignored. Systemic Carelessness: Months after the layoffs, former employees are still receiving voicemails from furious institutional clients who cannot get a hold of anyone at the company. CRM records and phone lines were left unmanaged and orphaned. Flawed Strategy: Management optimized for internal cost-cutting without considering client retention. Enterprise clients pay premium prices for white-glove service, not a black-hole automated ticket queue.

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